Tiger Woods: How good was he at golf when he was Charlie's age?
Woods made his first public appearance on television at the age of two...
When you think of Tiger Woods and Charlie it's important not to compare the two.
Charlie is 12 years old and his private life should not be intruded as he grows up simply because he is the son of Woods, now 45.
But when we saw Charlie in a public setting last week with the consent of his parents to have the cameras on him one thing was clear.
He has got serious game. We were all impressed with how he handled the pressure and seemingly hit every fairway, and made every putt.
Disclaimer: this is not a piece comparing Charlie to Tiger, but seeing how good Tiger was when he was 12 years old.
There is no denying Woods is a once-in-a-generation talent who was simply born to play the game.
He made his first public appearance on television at the age of two and was closely monitored ever since.
He developed his talents at a remarkable rate, winning multiple junior tournaments before he turned professional.
Well I guess hello world.
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How good was Tiger Woods when he was a child?
At aged three, 12 months after making an appearance on the Mike Douglas show in 1978, Woods managed to shoot 48 in nine holes.
Fast forward to the age of seven and Woods had already started to win tournaments, starting at the drive, pitch and putt competition held at the Navy Golf Course in Cypress.
He broke 80 in 1984 at the age of eight and won the Junior World Golf Championships a record six times, including four on the bounce.
In his memoirs, Tiger's father Earl wrote that his son first beat him on the golf course when he was 11. He never beat him since.
We're not sure how many times Charlie has managed to beat his dad, though he does have pitching and putting contests.
On a regulation golf course at the age of 12, Woods broke 70 for the first time.
It marked the start of his rise to the top. Not long after, he was playing in tournaments (still relatively unkown) alongside John Daly.
Then he met Jack Nicklaus and the world started to take notice. The rest, as they say, is history.
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